Graylog2/graylog2-server

Support Bearer Tokens for authenticating instead of using a token in basic auth

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#5,167 opened on Oct 1, 2018

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Description

Expected Behavior

When a user creates a token which can be used for authentication, it should be accepted by the server when passed as part of a Authentication: Bearer <Token> header.

Current Behavior

For token authentication, the server expects basic auth with the username set to the token and password to token. This is rather proprietary. Additionally, some systems which are otherwise capable of speaking to Graylog (e.g. the telegraf prometheus plugin speaking to the Graylog prometheus metrics reporter do not work due to the nonacceptance of Bearer Tokens.

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Context

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Research direction
Inspect the authentication filter chain in Graylog server (likely a Java servlet filter) and add support for Bearer token authentication alongside the existing basic auth token mechanism. Look for where the Authorization header is parsed and ensure a Bearer token can be validated as a valid API token.
Tech stack
java
Domain
backendauthenticationsecurity
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
JavaAuthentication
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60